mk1_orion_boy

Hi love this site!
Just a quick question really.
When mk4 escorts or mk2 orions go that really nasty dull red (rossie or rosso red?) will they never shine again with any decent polish etc or will they just go dull again? Can anyone recommend any polish or anything?
Cheers!

XRTypeRS

No mate, been there, tcutted my ass off, no better!!!, Its a respray Im afraid all red cars suffer badly with UV

Benn 304R

take it to a garage and get it mopped, better than t cut and lasts longer but will eventually go "pink" again.
Polished my missis one nearly every weekend and that was ok

swerv

definatly get it mopped yeh , but take it to a valet place as they do a better job than most body shops/garages

when you get it mopped , polish it every 2 weeks and it will look good for ages!!

D19 STE

sorry "mopped" whats that, sick of my spoiler & wing mirrors going fecking pink its just not good and have to use t-cut colour restorer then try to keep on top of it by polishing the car

mk1_orion_boy

Thanks! Never heard of getting a car mopped!

dave green

Most paint shops have them. my wife had a XR3i that had to be mopped a couple of times a year.
so i bought one. expensive things. mine cost Ł300

Regards

Dave

XRTypeRS

Surely mopping is just polishing off another layer of paint similar to tcut?, or am I missing something?

swerv

yes but t-cut is pretty crap , when you mop you put an even amout of pressure on the car so you dont get ant smears!

but yeh mopping takes a layer of paint off , anyone doing it be carefull on edges

discodenkelly

They joy of Fords classic sun fade red.

D19 STE

now i get "mopping" is it just a buffer then

swerv

a bit different than the buffers you buy from halfords for Ł60 though , you know the big fluffy ones

PAUL JC

Mopping just cuts a layer of dead paint off , but with old paint it will just go dull again , easier to respray if you want a lasting finish. Must paint whole car otherwise the old red will go metameric under street lighting.

D19 STE

PMSL swerv - big fluffy ones

JesseT

You must have more UV in the UK then as my Rosso Red Ford is still looking ok with the original paint.

Joris_FRST

respray with a layer of lacquer over it.

I had it done on mine. the lacquer should stop the ford shite red to turn pinkn again ?

Rick

Mopping works wonders. I did my car 3 years ago with my big girthy 800w buffer. It's been standing outside for 18 months, never been washed, and it still shine's its arse off.

Here it is last week, about to drop the bottom end in.

CarlRsT

t-cut colour restorer